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May 6, 1834
Republican Herald
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
In Roxbury, Dr. Stewart extracted a 30-foot white worm from a 26-year-old man who believed it had tormented him since infancy. The preserved specimen is available for viewing at the doctor's house.
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Wonderful.—A worm was lately taken away from a young man in Roxbury, by Dr. Stewart, which was over 30 feet long! Its appearance was perfectly white, with joints beginning almost imperceptibly at the head, and increasing in size and length to its extremity—the longest being something more than an inch. The head runs to a point as fine as that of a lancet. Its body was flat, and about half an inch at the widest part. The young man, who is about 26 years of age, says that he feels confident this creature has been within him from infancy, and so great was the torture occasioned by it, that he thought death only could relieve him. Dr. Stewart invites the curious to call and see it at his house. He has it preserved in spirits. It is really a curious case.—Boston Sentinel.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Recovery
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Giant Worm
Medical Extraction
Roxbury
Intestinal Parasite
Dr Stewart
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Stewart
Young Man
Where did it happen?
Roxbury
Story Details
Key Persons
Dr. Stewart
Young Man
Location
Roxbury
Story Details
Dr. Stewart removes a 30-foot worm from a 26-year-old man in Roxbury, who suffered severe pain from it since infancy; the worm is preserved in spirits for public viewing.